Deputies accuse two of neglecting elderly woman

Sunday

May 5, 2013 at 9:40 PM

A mother and son are accused of neglecting an elderly relative, according to deputies.

From staff reports

A mother and son are accused of neglecting an elderly woman, according to deputies.Patty Renee Tipton, 53, and Chad Shannon Tipton, 34, both of 155 Chapman Road, were charged with neglect of a vulnerable adult, according to online jail records.An incident report states that deputies responded to a disturbance between Chad Tipton and a man who Tipton said was taking items that didn't belong to him from a storage building at the home.

When deputies arrived, they saw an elderly woman wrapped up in blankets in a recliner, the report states. The home had no power, and Chad Tipton told officers that the power had been off for about three days.Another family member told deputies that the elderly woman had dementia and is on a feeding tube, according to the report. Firefighters and EMS workers arrived to check on the woman, and learned that the woman had been left alone for an undetermined amount of time. The woman was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center to be checked out and so that she would be safe, the report states.After the Tiptons were arrested, deputies made arrangements for a code enforcement officer to come out to the home and condemn it, according to the report.Patty Tipton and Chad Tipton both remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility Sunday on $5,000 bonds. Chad Tipton also had a $470 bond on a trespassing charge, according to online jail records.